Martin Horton
Martin John Horton
Born: 21 April 1934, Worcester
Major Teams: Worcestershire, Northern Districts, England.
Known As: Martin Horton
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: England v India at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1959
Last Test: England v India at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1959
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 0 60 58 30.00 0 1 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 39.4 18 59 2 29.50 2-24 0 0 119.0 1.48
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1952 - 1970/71)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 410 724 49 19945 233 29.54 23 112 166 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 54352 22226 825 26.94 9-56 40 7 65.8 2.45
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1963 - 1966)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 9 9 1 278 114 34.75 1 1 3 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 340 142 7 20.28 2-20 0 0 48.5 2.50
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A useful all-rounder, somewhat unfortunate in not getting more international
recognition, Martin Horton was a fine
off-spinner and a strong bat, particularly powerful on the off-side,
excelling in the cut. He came to prominence in 1955 when he took 9/56 for
Worcestershire against the touring South Africans. That year he achieved the
double, a feat he repeated in 1961. In all he scored 1,000 runs eleven times
in his fourteen seasons with Worcestershire. His best year with the bat was
1959, when he made nearly 2500 runs at an average of 45. He was picked to
play against India that year, making a useful 58 in his first Test innings,
but failed to take a wicket, despite bowling 19 overs for just 20 runs in
the Indian second innings. He took a couple of wickets in England's easy win
in the Lord's Test, but then fell out of favour with the selectors, replaced
by John Mortimore. He played seven more seasons for Worcestershire, making
his highest first-class score of 233 in
1961 (setting a county record 3rd wicket partnership with Tom Graveney) and
then moved to New Zealand. There he played for Northern Districts until
1971, and coached the national team for 18 years. He is currently
Worcestershire cricket committee chairman (DL 2001).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 11:39:03 GMT
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